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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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blow offTo shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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bring to bearTo apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.Rate it:

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Buch mit sieben Siegelnsomething considered very hard to understandRate it:

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Burn Your Bridges behind YouTo make unchangeable commitment, to be determined on any decisionRate it:

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canary in a coal mineSomething whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.Rate it:

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carpe diemseize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the presentRate it:

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cast offTo discard or reject something.Rate it:

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catch upTo be reaching something that had been ahead.Rate it:

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cheer upTo make someone happy.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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climb upTo gradually ascend something.Rate it:

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climb upTo make a gradual ascent or increase.Rate it:

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cooking with gasNow doing something in an effective way.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something that's superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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do withoutTo manage despite the lack of something.Rate it:

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double upTo double the quantity, amount or duration of something.Rate it:

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draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.Rate it:

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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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Drive You CrazyTo force someone into a state of anger and mental instability; to make someone very frustratedRate it:

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egg onTo encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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every day is a school dayYou learn something new every day.Rate it:

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fall intoTo go into something by falling.Rate it:

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fill upTo make full.Rate it:

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get out of jail free cardsomething that will relieve an undesired situationRate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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get the word outTo make some information more widely known.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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go in forTo engage or take part in something.Rate it:

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golden opportunityIdeal moment to do something.Rate it:

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gussie upTo make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means.Rate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself more than ever before.Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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holy shitExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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jack inTo insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.Rate it:

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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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keep someone in the darkTo deliberately not tell someone details about somethingRate it:

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kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.Rate it:

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kill offTo eliminate, or make extinct.Rate it:

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kindred spiritSomeone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.Rate it:

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